Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU-Kent State to Kick Off at 6 p.m. on ESPN2
11/10/2022 9:48:00 AM | Football
The game is set for Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Kent, Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University football team's game at Kent State University, set for Wednesday, Nov. 16, will kick off at 6 p.m. and will air nationally on ESPN2, the Mid-American Conference Office announced today, Nov. 10.
Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 MAC) is bowl eligible for the fifth time under ninth-year Head Coach Chris Creighton, but is still looking to eclipse eight regular-season wins for the first time since 1987. The Eagles will need to win at Kent State and against Central Michigan, Nov. 25, in order to accomplish that feat. Meanwhile, Kent State (4-6, 3-3 MAC) is looking to stay alive in its quest for bowl eligibility.
EMU has six wins for just the 30th time in the 131-year program history, and just the 11th time since the team began MAC play in 1976. Creighton has led five of those teams since 2016. A win over Kent State would give Eastern Michigan seven regular-season wins for just the 15th time in the history of the program. Of Eastern's 14 seven-plus win seasons since 1891, Creighton has been at the helm for three (21%). If Creighton is able to secure a seventh victory in 2022, he will become the only coach in program history to have seven or more victories in four seasons at EMU. Former coaches Elton J. Rynearson (1917, 1919-20, 1925-48) and Dan Boisture (1967-73) each have three such campaigns.
EMU is 13-11 in the month of November since the beginning of 2016. In the six seasons prior, Eastern combined for a total of 15 wins across all regular-season games. Furthermore, if you exclude 2020's COVID-adjusted season when the schedule began in November, EMU's winning percentage jumps to .650 (13-7).
The game will mark the sixth for Eastern Michigan that has been aired on ESPN2, with EMU holding a 3-2 record thus far on the network. The Eagles last played on ESPN2 a season ago, when they defeated Western Michigan University, Nov. 16, 2021, inside Rynearson Stadium.
The game will also be aired on WEMU (89.1 FM) and on the Varsity Network app. Veteran broadcasters Tom Helmer (play-by-play) and Rob Rubick (analyst) will have the call, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:50 p.m. from Dix Stadium in Kent.
Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 MAC) is bowl eligible for the fifth time under ninth-year Head Coach Chris Creighton, but is still looking to eclipse eight regular-season wins for the first time since 1987. The Eagles will need to win at Kent State and against Central Michigan, Nov. 25, in order to accomplish that feat. Meanwhile, Kent State (4-6, 3-3 MAC) is looking to stay alive in its quest for bowl eligibility.
EMU has six wins for just the 30th time in the 131-year program history, and just the 11th time since the team began MAC play in 1976. Creighton has led five of those teams since 2016. A win over Kent State would give Eastern Michigan seven regular-season wins for just the 15th time in the history of the program. Of Eastern's 14 seven-plus win seasons since 1891, Creighton has been at the helm for three (21%). If Creighton is able to secure a seventh victory in 2022, he will become the only coach in program history to have seven or more victories in four seasons at EMU. Former coaches Elton J. Rynearson (1917, 1919-20, 1925-48) and Dan Boisture (1967-73) each have three such campaigns.
EMU is 13-11 in the month of November since the beginning of 2016. In the six seasons prior, Eastern combined for a total of 15 wins across all regular-season games. Furthermore, if you exclude 2020's COVID-adjusted season when the schedule began in November, EMU's winning percentage jumps to .650 (13-7).
The game will mark the sixth for Eastern Michigan that has been aired on ESPN2, with EMU holding a 3-2 record thus far on the network. The Eagles last played on ESPN2 a season ago, when they defeated Western Michigan University, Nov. 16, 2021, inside Rynearson Stadium.
The game will also be aired on WEMU (89.1 FM) and on the Varsity Network app. Veteran broadcasters Tom Helmer (play-by-play) and Rob Rubick (analyst) will have the call, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:50 p.m. from Dix Stadium in Kent.
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